The Oregon Shakespeare Festivals' 2013 Festival Noons series will run through Sept. 1. Look for lectures, play introductions, panel discussions, talks in the park and more.

Lectures will be given by company artists and visiting scholars on Wednesdays and Fridays.

On Thursdays, look for Preface Plus, 45-minute play introductions followed by 15-minute Q-and-A sessions.

On Saturdays, there will be panel discussions, demonstrations and hands-on workshops for all ages.

Park Talks with company members will be held Tuesdays and Sundays.

All lectures and Preface Plus introductions are held at noon in Carpenter Hall on the OSF campus. Tickets cost $10, $8 for ages 6 through 17 and can be purchased online at www.osfashland.org or at the box office.

Park Talks are free and will be held at noon in the Bill Patton Garden.

Here is July's lineup. Check back in a few weeks for the August schedule.

Friday, July 5 — Lecture: "Haunting Legacies in The Liquid Plain: Ghosts and the Living," by Ketu H. Katrak, University of California at Irvine